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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Nutritional Sciences - International Prog.
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dana Weiner
Coordinator Office Hours:
Wednesday 14-14:30
Teaching Staff:
Ms. Tamar Pfeffer
Course/Module description:
The course introduces the student to principles of clinical nutrition and mode of treatments.
Course/Module aims:
The course will cover selected topics in clinical nutrition presenting both theoretical background and clinical practice.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Upon completion of this course, students will have:
-A basic understanding of the role of nutrition in treating disease and improving clinical outcomes.
-The ability to appraise screening tools and document the nutrition care process
-Skills to evaluate relevant biochemical and dietary measurements used in nutritional assessment.
-The ability to identify nutritional inadequacies in health and disease and provide recommendations on how to adjust diets to meet recommended requirements, overcome sensitivities and improve clinical symptoms.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures,
Course/Module Content:
1.Nutritional screening and assessment (nutritional, anthropometric and biochemical)
2.Nutritional aspects of CVD and diabetes
3.Nutritional support - Enteral and parenteral feeding in elderly (sources of nutrients, composition, feeding techniques).
4.Nutritional support - nephrology patients.
5.Nutritional requirements and dietary adaptation in surgical patients and ICU.
6.Clinical aspects and treatment of obesity.
7.Clinical aspects and treatment of oncology patients.
Required Reading:
Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease. Ross AC et al. (editors) 11th edition, Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014
Available Online
Krause’s Food and the Nutrition care Process, 13ed, 2012.
Additional Reading Material:
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Nutrition Reviews
Journal of Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition
Grading Scheme :
Additional information:
None
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